Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-13
STATE LAWMAKERS.
Shameful Scenes in the Legislative
Halls OF the State OF New
Jersey ON Yesterday.
Quo Warranto Proceedings Instituted in
indiana-Arkapsas' Governors Mes
sage to the Legislature.
A Terrible MIDDLE.


TRENTON, n. j., Jan. 2.-Yesterday a
stormy scene occurred in the legislative
halls. The Democratic caucus after re-
cess, in which the four boilers were
reasoned with, resssembleG and tried 10
establish harmony. Wolverton, who was
defeated for the speakershp, refused to
be reconciled, and his fellow bOltsrs held
out with him. Three O'Clock, the
hour fixed for the organization
OF the legislature, passed, the
Democratic caucus occupying the
assembly room while the Republican
caucus were locked up in the senate
chamber. At 1870 the Republican caucus
closed, ard the senate was called to order
shortly before O'Clock. The roll was
called and it was voted to defer organize
ton, and adjournment WAS taken until
p. m. to-day. In the meantime
the Democratic caucus were vainly
striving to reach an amicable
arrangement. Finally, about the time
the senate came together the assembly
doors were flung open, and in an instant
the galleries were filed and the Repubi-
can members fJcked upon the fioer. The
Democratic assemblymen declared their
Gus was over. Speaker Armstrong, how
ever, speaking for the Republicans, de-
clined to leave. He said the time for Or
gsnizing the house tad passed, and their
place was in the chamber. An angry de-
bate followed, and some one sent to the
police station for aid. A sergeant anu
three officers responded.
Chairman Beckwith of the Democratic
caucus then ordered the Republicans to
leave. They seemed reluctant to do so,
and then he directed the police TO put out
ex-Clerk ToCmbs and ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms Colfax. The policemen laid hold
If these ex-oflicials and fOTcibly pushed
them out the main doors.
During this scene the excitement was
intense. The Republican assem5lymen
retired into the Speakers room, and the
galleries being cleared the Democratic
caucus proceeded. A crowd still blocked
the corridors and discussion ran high.
Suddenly the galleries were again opened
and the crowd broke in and at the same
moment the Republican assemblymen
gained admittanCe from the speakers
room, and with them were the two labor
men, Carroll and Donohue, together with
MessTs. WOlvert0n, Baird and ArnmiDe,
Democratic boilers This made just
81 votes, or majority of the house.
EX-Speaker Armstrong announced that
this quorum had just organized the house
by the election of DR.. William NJ. Baird,
Democrat, of Warren, as speaker Joseph
A kinson, Democrat, of Coltax, clerk; j.
Herbert Potts, Republican, of Hudson,
reading clerk, and Torrance j Mcdonald,
| Independent Democrat, of Hudson ser
geant alarms. ThereupOn DR.. Baird pro-
ceeded to take the chair. Assemblyman
McDermott, Democrat, however, moved
that Assemblyman Beckwith be temper
airy chairman. The combination
opposed this, but MIR. Beck,
with attempted to take the chair.
In the midst of struggle for the gavel
ex-Speaker Armstrong moved or adjourn
mcnt till tomorrow, aad the motion pre-
| vailed. The excitement Of the earlier
part of the day was as nothing to that
| which attended this culmination of the
DAYS fight.
To-day the policemen who exercised
their authority in the assembly chamber
were arrested, but admitted TO bail, the
object simply being TO lay ground for pro-
ceedings against Gov. Abbott, VINO direct
! The purpose CT the regular Democrats
to organize the assembly on their own
| basis has been abandoned, and the house
met this afternoon with Speaker Bsir in
the chair. The speaker stated that tae
members elect who had not been sworn
| ia could now come forward and take tie
oath
Mr.. Hudspeth cane fDrmard to the bar
| and, holding up his certificate, desired to
be sworn in.
He was called to order by the speaker
and told to take his seat, which he re,
| fused to do.
| Most of the Democratic members elect
then came forward with their certificates
and demanded to be sworn in. The
speaker ordered them to take their seat:
and wait till their names were called
| This order clused another scene of wild
confusion, but the Democrats finally
complied.
In accordance with o resolution adopted
yesterday the clerk DID not call the names
of Turley or Walters, both Democrats
and this created another scene of con,
fusion. Two Democrat members, Nc
Dermott and Fennly, seized the roll
from the clerk and attempted to add the
names OF Turley and Walters, but after {
free fight the clerk recovered the rolls
The Democrats then began parliamen-
tary fight to have the omitted names added
and fierce speeches were made.
At 1880 the house by vote OF 80 to q
adjourned to 3 pm.
Messrs. Wolverton and Arnwine, TIVE
of yesterdays boilers, voted with thu
Democrats in the affirmative, as did tb'
labor men, Carroll and Donohue. Speake
Baird and Mr.. Kinley who also bolted tht
Democratic caucus yesterday, voted witt
the Republicans in the negative. This il
considered a test vote.
The Indiana squabble.
! INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Jan. 12.-Ther
was but little diminution in the numbe
of people at the capitol this morning, al,
I.y ~